CSI Adds Post-Frame Building Systems to MasterFormat™ Index

September 16, 2009 (Glenview, IL) – The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announced it has added numbers and titles – 13 34 18 Post Frame Building Systems – to MasterFormat™.

"Today's architects are being pressured to deliver cost and energy efficient building solutions to their clients.  Post-frame construction meets that dual need in a wide variety of light commercial projects.  Inclusion of a post-frame category in the MasterFormat™ will make it easier for the architectural community to incorporate post-frame design concepts into their projects.” says John Hill, Chairman of the National Frame Building Association.

Architects and specifiers now have a simpler, easier-to-use, tool to access comprehensive information about post-frame construction.  As the market for post-frame buildings expands, so has the need for designers to acquire relevant architectural information about this cost-saving, efficient type of construction.

“In the past, many post-frame specifiers were obliged to search through a number of MasterFormat listings to find the section that most closely matched this method of construction. Now, they can go directly to the official Post Frame Building Systems  section in MasterFormat to locate specifications they need,” according to Harvey Manbeck, NFBA Technical Adviser.  “MasterFormat’s action, following a request by the National Frame Building Association nearly two years ago, adds further credibility to post-frame building technology, compared to other construction methods.”

The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) is recognized as the foremost architectural specification organization in the world.

The current edition, MasterFormat 2004 Edition, is the organizational standard for specifications. Developed by CSI and CSC, this master list of titles and numbers for organizing data about construction requirements, products, and activities is used in some form on virtually all of the commercial and institutional building projects in North America. The resource aids project delivery by facilitating communication among all project team members, helping them meet requirements, timelines, and budgets.
The current edition helps reduce costly changes and delays due to incomplete, misplaced, or missing information. Standardizing the way project information is communicated and stored results in measurable savings in construction costs.

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